9 Year Old Shoots Another on School BusWell, here we go again. I had the news on while doing laundry, and one of the "News Alerts" caught my attention. Apparently, a 9 year old shot another 11 year old this morning on a school bus in Compton, CA.
Nine. That's what....third grade? What could possibly be going on in the life of a third grader that would require shooting a classmate on the bus?
Details aren't out yet, but my guess is it's another case of a kid showing off a gun to his friend and this resulted in an accidental shooting.
I've said before that I think people should be allowed to own guns...not machine guns or anything, but hunting rifles and maybe a revolver for protection. I think I might have to ammend that to say.....only intelligent, law-abiding non-neglectful people should be allowed to own guns. Maybe they could install tracking devices on guns so police could check to make sure they weren't left laying around the house for kids to pick them up, play with them, and take them to school for show and tell? Oh, I forgot. "Invasion of Privacy" PC folks would nix that plan. They wouldn't want children's safety to get in the way of their civil liberties, now would they? Of course not.
In any case, no matter what happens I really don't think we'll see the end of these stories until the parents are held accountable - and in a BIG way. I'm talking major fines AND jail time and CPS investigations...I'm for whatever it takes to keep the kids and their friends safe from random guns laying around the house.
UPDATE: Apparently, I was correct in assuming this was an accidental shooting. You can read the short article here.
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Comments
Like you, I was sickened when I heard this story. We have many guns but there is a GUN SAFE that is child proof - wife proof too, to tell the truth!
Seriously, there is accountability for all events in life, no matter if accidental or not. That is why people with pools have to have fences, why we have homeowners insurance,but most of all, why parents should use COMMON SENSE when dealing with weapons.
Great post, dear.
Posted by: Tish on February 4, 2006 04:40 PM
I hate these incidents. I believe in the right to own a gun, but unfortunately, there are people out there who should never even own a table knife. It's scarey because there is no IQ test for a gun license. I agree with you that the parents need to be held VERY accountable. My sisters best friend lost a son to this very same kind of accident. It should never have happend and the blame rests squarely with the parents..obtw, here via micheles today
Posted by: KaraMia on February 3, 2006 11:51 AM
